Tinley Park man grazed in head by gunshot during robbery
Police said a Tinley Park man was treated for a gunshot wound to the head following a robbery early Sunday in the village
View ArticleA strange and challenging year of pandemic learning is almost over as CPS...
With the last day of school approaching Tuesday, Chicago Public Schools families reflect on the unprecedented experience of educating through a pandemic.
View ArticleSecond gentleman Douglas Emhoff to visit Chicago on Wednesday as part of...
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff will travel to Chicago on Wednesday as part of the White House's "We Can Do This" COVID-19 vaccination bus tour. It's part of an effort to boost inoculation numbers in...
View ArticleMurder case featuring brother representing brother moves into retrial stage
After five years and many unusual delays, jury selection began Monday in the second trial of Anthony Jackson, whose attorney brother George Jackson III is representing him on murder charges.
View ArticleNational Weather Service says Naperville tornado was an EF-3, with winds in...
Five people were injured in a tornado touchdown in Naperville near 75th Street and Ranchview Drive Sunday night, a city report said.
View ArticleChicago police have ‘pretty good’ idea who killed 5 in Englewood shooting...
Chicago police on Monday said investigators might have hints about who shot eight people, including five fatally, at a home in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side last week.
View ArticleTornado ravages Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge 2 months after expansion:...
A tornado that ripped through the Chicago suburbs Sunday struck Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge, which was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
View Article‘Like a sonic boom.’ Overnight tornado — with winds over 135 mph — roars...
A tornado with winds over 135 mph tore through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien late Sunday, causing damage to hundreds of structures with no fatalities.
View ArticleCPS laying off 443 teachers and support staff. CTU vows to fight cuts.
Outraged by recent layoffs of more than 400 teachers, the Chicago Teachers Union said Monday that roughly $2 billion in federal education funds awarded to the city’s schools makes cutting jobs during...
View ArticleChild tax credits arriving next month, but study finds pandemic likely erased...
As the White House spreads the word about the administration’s new child tax credit, a study released Monday finds that post-recession gains for Illinois families are likely to be erased by pandemic...
View Article‘If we’re right, it is the biggest secret in history’: Chicago UFO buffs...
An upcoming report that doesn’t rule out extraterrestrial technology is making for heady days for locals who for years have compiled and analyzed UFO sightings, or who have seen odd things themselves.
View ArticleColumn: University of Illinois COVID-19 vaccine mandate should be applauded....
The University of Illinois is requiring students to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination if they want to attend in-person classes this fall. This should be applauded, and adopted by universities across...
View ArticleMichigan fully reopens, lifting COVID-19 capacity restrictions Tuesday: ‘It’s...
Michigan is among the last states to lift gathering caps, which has frustrated the business community.
View ArticleDaywatch: Tornado cleanup continues in suburbs, child tax credits arrive next...
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View ArticleVolunteers help clean storm damage in Gage Park
Local nonprofit accepts donations, helps with neighborhood cleanup efforts.
View Article3-month-old the second person to die following hit-and-run crash
Infant dies following a crash that also left a 32-year-old woman dead, officials said.
View ArticleLarge swath of Wisconsin coastline designated a marine sanctuary to protect...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will designate 962 square miles from Kewaunee County south to Ozaukee County as a sanctuary.
View ArticleEx-Markham Mayor David Webb Jr. gets 2 years in prison in bribery scheme that...
Former Markham Mayor David Webb Jr. was sentenced Tuesday to two years in federal prison for taking nearly $300,000 in bribes.
View ArticleAurora man dies in St. Charles crash
An Aurora man died in a fatal crash in St. Charles Monday, officials said.
View ArticleAfter the tornado, a stranger came to town with a red pickup, a wood-fired...
Pizza hero Brian Rock gave away free homemade pies to residents of the Woodridge neighborhood, where a tornado caused damage Sunday.
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